Conference · Division III · 2026–27
Southern Athletic Association men’s basketball rosters: size, height, turnover, home states
The Southern Athletic Association lists 9 Division III men's basketball programs and 163 players on 2026–27 rosters — an average roster of 18.1, an average listed height of 6'3", 43% of players new this season, and 53% from the college's own state.
Computed from 163 player-seasons · 2025–26 to 2026–27 · updated Nov 11, 2026
About the same height as the rest of Division III: 6'3" against 6'3".
Over Southern Athletic Association players with a listed height, the average is 6'3"; across every Division III program at strength it is 6'3" — 0.2 inches taller.
Less turnover than Division III: 43% of players are new this season.
Players not on the same program's 2025–26 roster, at programs listed at strength both seasons: 43% in the Southern Athletic Association, 46% across Division III. Turnover is where next season's spots are.
As local as Division III: 53% of players come from the college's own state.
Of Southern Athletic Association players with a home on record, 53% list the college's own state and 0% a home outside the US; across Division III the shares are 54% and 2%. The single largest home state is Georgia (22%).
Southern Athletic Association against Division III
Southern Athletic Association
n = 163
Division III
n = 7,387
| Southern Athletic Association | Division III | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roster size | 18.1 | 18.6 | −0.4 |
| Avg height | 6'3" | 6'3" | +0.2 in |
| Freshmen | 33% | 30% | +3 pts |
| New this season | 43% | 46% | −3 pts |
| In-state | 53% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Outside the US | 0% | 2% | −2 pts |
Southern Athletic Association programs on 2026–27 rosters
Programs| Program | State | Players | Avg height | Freshmen | New this season | In-state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry | Georgia | 15 | 6'2" | 27% | 27% | 47% |
| Centre | Kentucky | 23 | 6'2" | 17% | 22% | 59% |
| Maryville | Tennessee | 16 | 6'3" | 44% | 38% | 30% |
| Millsaps | Mississippi | 17 | 6'3" | 35% | 53% | 11% |
| Oglethorpe | Georgia | 20 | 6'3" | 40% | 60% | 80% |
| Rhodes | Tennessee | 18 | 6'4" | 39% | 50% | 20% |
| Sewanee | Tennessee | 16 | 6'3" | 31% | 38% | — |
| Southwestern (TX) | Texas | 17 | 6'3" | 35% | 65% | 53% |
| Trinity (TX) | Texas | 21 | 6'4" | 33% | 38% | 86% |
Where Southern Athletic Association players come from
Home states| Home | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 29 | 22% |
| Texas | 29 | 22% |
| Alabama | 15 | 11% |
| Tennessee | 14 | 11% |
| Kentucky | 13 | 10% |
| Florida | 8 | 6% |
| North Carolina | 4 | 3% |
| Louisiana | 3 | 2% |
How to read this page
Every number is over Southern Athletic Association programs whose 2026–27 roster lists at least 8 players. "Avg height" is over players with a listed height; "Freshmen" over players with a readable class label; "New this season" is the share of players not on the same program's 2025–26 roster, at programs listed at strength in both seasons; "In-state" and "Outside the US" are over players with a home on record.
A conference-level measure is shown only when 30 players carry the fact behind it, a program-level one when 8 do — a dash is a cell under the floor, not a zero. The Division III figures are pooled over every Division III program at strength, the same rule the conferences-compared page uses.
What this means for a recruit looking at the Southern Athletic Association
How to read itThis conference recruits about as locally as its division.
53% of its players list the college's own state, and Georgia alone supplies 22%. A recruit outside those states is competing against a wider field for the same spots.
Rosters here are steadier than most.
43% of 2026–27 players were not on the same program's roster the season before. The program table shows which rosters turned over most — those are the programs with spots to fill.
Height differences between conferences are real but small next to the level.
0.2 inches separates the Southern Athletic Association from the Division III average. Pick the level first, then the conference; the program pages carry each roster's own numbers.
Those are the Southern Athletic Association's rosters. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope163 player-seasons · 1,060 programs · 2025–26 to 2026–27
Definitions and scope
- Source
- Official 2026–27 rosters (and 2025–26 for turnover) published by the athletics sites of NCAA Division III men's basketball programs, collected by Depth Chart.
- Conference
- The canonical conference each program plays in this season, realignment notes folded away; a program whose move has not happened yet counts in the conference it plays in.
- Floors
- A conference needs 5 programs at strength and 30 players to get a page; each conference measure needs 30 players carrying the fact; each program measure 8.
- Home
- A player's home state as the roster lists it; a value that is not a US state or DC is outside the US.
- Sample
- 163 players on 2026–27 rosters at the 9 Southern Athletic Association programs counted.
- Computed
- Nov 11, 2026 · methodology conference-pages-1
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